Random Thought While Watching SEC Gymnastics Championships

[IndianaSigKap]

I would guess that not many of them are members. Gymnastics takes a ton of time and a lot of them are coming from the elite gymnastics world where they weren't overly involved in school activities because the gym was their life. I had an elite gymnast in my newspaper class a few years ago and it was one of the only school activities in which she participated because we had a class period for it. She got most of her work done during the school day because evening and weekends were training, working out, classes or meets.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

I would guess that not many of them are members. Gymnastics takes a ton of time and a lot of them are coming from the elite gymnastics world where they weren't overly involved in school activities because the gym was their life. I had an elite gymnast in my newspaper class a few years ago and it was one of the only school activities in which she participated because we had a class period for it. She got most of her work done during the school day because evening and weekends were training, working out, classes or meets.

I'm betting that the sororities who have these girls as members are very forgiving when it comes to missing events because of meets or practices. Several fraternity and sorority chapters have been thrilled to have varsity athletes--they can be big recruitment draws! (And some, of course, are wonderful people anyway.)

[honeychile]

We had two gymnasts in my chapter while I was there, and one was our chapter president!